“Liss?” Raif whispered a short while later when the haziness of sleep was already pulling her under. “Mhmm?” “Holt isn’t your only friend in Virian.” He couldn’t have known what it meant, to let her know she wasn’t alone in the world. But Zylah couldn’t bring herself to admit that to him. Not yet. That ache, that longing for home, eased a little as she settled into Raif’s arms and let sleep take her.
